Mullen Automotive to Collaborate with Nico Rosberg's TRE on Vehicle Chassis Development

Mullen Automotive Inc., a US electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has announces a collaboration with TRE (Team Rosberg Engineering) GmbH from Germany on vehicle chassis and safety development for the Mullen FIVE EV Crossover Program. TRE is led by Formula 1 world champion 2016, Nico Rosberg.

It was founded in 1997 by Formula 1 world champion Keke Rosberg (‘82) as a development center for the series development of chassis systems. 

TRE is highly specialised in chassis development for production and prototype vehicles and is an independent tier 1 engineering supplier for several large OEMs worldwide.

Mullen is currently working with engineering partner ARRK to finalise the structural layout for the Mullen FIVE with computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulation loop.

ARRK is supporting Mullen with CAE, body in white, battery, closures, interior, chassis, thermal, and infotainment engineering.

Start of production of the Mullen FIVE EV Crossover is on track for late 2024 and start of 2025.

David Michery, CEO and chairman of Mullen Automotive, says: “The engineering work for the FIVE continues to progress in full swing. We’ve made rapid progress thanks to our incredible partners. These new partnerships are accelerating our path to start of production, which we previously slated for Q4 2024 and Q1 2025. Having companies such as ARRK and Team Rosberg involved in the FIVE programs is a great privilege for Mullen.”

Mullen is a Southern California-based automotive company that owns and partners with several businesses working toward the unified goal of creating clean and scalable energy solutions.